Carpet-beating rack.



K. GRATER.

CARPET BEATING RACK. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22. 1918.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

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U TED STATES PATN KATIE GRATEB, 0F STERLING, ILLINOIS.

CARPET-BE-ATI'NG RACK.

Application filed. November 22, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATIE GRATER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sterling, in the county of WVhiteside and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-BeatingRacks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to carpet cleaning racks, and is intended for thesupport of carpets, rugs, bedding and other articles, at a convenientheight from the ground, when the same are being beaten or aired. It00111- prises a sectional frame, the parts of which can be disconnectedand stowed away in a small space. It can also be reduced in size, so asto be used on the inside of a house, for supporting bedding, curtainsand the like.

Another feature of my device consists in the use of resilient supportingmeans for the articles to be cleaned, so that the dirt can be removedtherefrom with greater rapidity. These and other advantages of theinvention will be more fully understood from the followingspecification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying thesame, in which:

Figure 1 shows my invention in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof. Fig. 3. is a detail, showing the joint between two of the framesections. Fig. 4 is a cross-section through one of said sections. Fig. 5is a plan view of a curtain stretching frame which is used in connectionwith my invention. Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the strips from whichsaid frame is formed. Fig. 7 is an end View of one of the sections 20.Fig. 8 shows one of-the clips 27, detached.

The main frame is supported by means of legs 1, of suit-able height, andsectional side pieces and end pieces detachably connected therewith. Theside pieces are formed of sections 2, of approximately three feet inlength, having on opposite ends tongues 3 and sockets ff, by means ofwhich such pieces are detachably connected. After the pieces are unitedthey are held in place by means of a plate 5, pivoted at one end to oneof the sections 2, and turned into position above the end of the othersection. The end pieces are formed in a similar manner of sections 6,united in the same way as the side sections, and provided with lookingplates 5 above the joints. When two of the sections are to be united theplate 5 is turned to one Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

Serial No. 263,790.

side, permitting the engagement of the adacent tongues and Sockets. Theplate 5 is then turned into line with said pieces, preventing theseparation thereof. To disconnect such sections the operation isreversed. The side pieces are preferably formed of four sections, andthe end pieces of three sections, whereby a frame of approximately nineby twelve feet, and corresponding with a conventional size of rugs, isproduced.

Each of the sections 2 and 6 is provided with a plate 7, bent outwardlyinto a flange 8, to which: flanges are removably attached wires formedof a number of sections, c0rresponding in length with that of thesections 2 and 6. The wire sections are provided at opposite ends withhooks and eyes, so that the same may be readily connected, or detached.One of such sections in each wire is furnished with a spring coil 10,having a hook on its end by means of which it can be engaged with one ofthe plates 7. The opposite end of the wire is engaged with a plate 7 onthe opposite side of the frame by means of the hook on the end of theshort section thereof. Any number of wires can be employed, and they canbe extended lengthwise or transversely of the main frame, or both.

When the wires are in position the rug or other article is placedthereon and beaten in the usual manner. For convenience in handling therug there is provided at one end of the rack a roller device, consistingof sockets 11 attached to the sides of the posts 1, in which sockets areremovably held the shanks 12 of forks 13, in which forks are supportedthe pins 14. of a roller 15. The roller 15 is also formed in sections,united at their ends by means of ferrules 16 on one end of the section,receiving the end of the adjacent section, and held from casual releaseby means of a bayonet slot and pin connection, as at 17. As a portion ofthe rug is beaten it is wound upon the roller 15, and when completelyrolled up, can be carried away thereon.

During the beating operation the supporting wires are caused to react bythe springs 10, striking against the lower side of the rug, and cleaningthe same in much less time than if the wires were stationary.

When it is desired to store the device, the legs and sections are alldisconnected, as well as the wires, whereupon all of the parts can bestowed in a closet or box in compact space, not exceeding three feet inlength. This is a convemencc 1n bungalows and cottages 1n WlllCll thespace is hunted. It can be used to a large extent independently of theweather or condition of the ground, and can be set up in the snow inmid-Winter, if desired. It can also be used on the flat roof of abuilding. By removing one section from each side and one from each end,the frame is reduced to a siX-by-nine size, and can be used on theoutside of the house for small sized rugs, or on the inside of suchhouse to support bedding while being aired, or curtains.

To aid in the use thereof with curtainstretching devices there isprovided a frame formed of sectional plates 20, one end-plate of whichhas a hook 21, and the opposite end with a hooked spring 22. The platescan thereby be connected with the plates 7 at opposite side of the mainframe. The sections are removably united by means of pins 23 engagingbayonet-slots 2a in angle-plates 25 of the sections 20. Small woodenstrips 26 are supported on the plates 20, and held in place by springclips 27. The strips 26 are provided with series of pins 28, to which alace curtain can be attached in the usual manner. By removing orreplacing one of the sections 20 the curtain frame can be reduced orincreased in size, so as to use the same with small or large curtalns,the main frame of the device being correspondingly changed.

What I claimand desire to secure, is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, formed ofsectional pieces, and a plurality of Wires adapted to be removablyconnected with said frame transversely thereof, and formed of detachablesections of approximately the same length as the frame sections, saiddevice being capable of being reduced to a compact space.

A device of the class described, comprising suitable supports, framesections detachably united, and removably connected with said supports,and sectional supporting devices detachably connected with said framesections, the lengths of said sections being such that the size of saiddevice can be changed from that suitable for the support of an articleof conventional size tothat of an article of a differing conventionalsize. H

3. A device of the class described, comprising suitable supports; aframe formed of sectionalpieces removablyconnected with said supports; aplurality of sectional Wires removably connected with said framesections; and a sectional roller rotatably and removably supported atone end of said device.

In testimony whereof I affix my sigi'iature.

KATIE GRATER.

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Washington, D. C.

